Oh how I love, love, love this time of year! Cookies to bake, ornaments to make, crafts to complete, and memories to make! And all in anticipation of Jesus's birthday! It is a time of year when it it very obvious why Jesus said "Let the little children come to me,...for such is the kingdom of heaven." They are so excited about every little thing from the lights on the tree, to the advent calendar that marks the days until Christmas! I enjoy watching their faces light up over the simplest things. We headed down to the Fayetteville square Friday night and they were so excited about all the lights. As if the thousands of lights were not enough, there were camel rides (that's right-I said camel) and little ponies, and horse drawn carriages! To a 5 year old that's about as thrilling as it gets!
We have been very busy doing all the fun things that come with this time of year ( I wish there was a way to spread some of it out throughout the year). We've made paper snowflakes and decorated them - with glitter of course. We've made edible (yummy, yummy) sugar cone Christmas trees. We've made cookies, and ornaments, and colored pictures, and felt snowflakes, and drank hot cider, and told lots of stories about the true meaning of Christmas. There is just something so special about the family togetherness that we enjoy this time of year. I hope that my kids will remember all the fun things that we do and someday pass those on to their children.
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